[sakai-pmc] IMPORTANT: Announcement to list - feedback pls

[Anthony Whyte]

Tweek the subject line to read:

Stack Exchange: a new way for Sakai to manage questions and answers

Message body reads well.

Anth


On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 8:02 AM, Steve Swinsburg <steve.swinsburg at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I plan to send this within 24 hours. Amendments please. I realise this is
> long but it needs explanation.
>
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>
> Subject: A new way for Sakai to manage questions and answers
> Message:
>
> Hi all,
>
> At the recent Apereo conference, the Sakai PMC agreed to trial the use of
> a Stack Exchange site where we can keep QandA type material that often
> appears on the mailing lists. A lot of useful questions and answers are
> posted every day that benefit the wider community, but are lost in the
> sheer amount of email traffic that the lists generate.
>
> This would not replace the mailing lists. Rather it would be a source we
> we can distil the most useful questions ans answers, keep them up to date
> and refer people to them when the same question arises down the track.
>
> Yes, we could use Confluence. However the content on Confluence gets dated
> quickly and can be hard to find. This would be a dedicated site for QandA.
> We also get more public exposure - something which Sakai really needs.
>
> You might be asking, 'what is a Stack Exchange site?' This is the software
> that runs the popular Stack Overflow site which you may be familiar with.
> There are dozens of other communities that have their own dedicated spaces,
> built on the same software, which is what we are trying to achieve.
>
> But there is a catch. To get a Stack Exchange site, the process is
> rigorous. We need to meet a certain number of contributors and have a
> certain number of quality questions before we even get to the next phase.
>
> So to help with this effort we are trialling joining forces with uPortal,
> CAS and Bedework (the other large Apereo projects) to create a central
> space for all Apereo questions.
>
> *WHAT YOU NEED TO DO*
>
> 1. We need you to signup to the Stack Exchange sites we have setup and
> follow them. *There are two sites.* At the end of the trial we will see
> which one has the most traction.
>
> http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/70749/sakai
> http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/71959/apereo-projects
>
> 2. You get 5 votes per site. Vote up the questions you like to at least
> 10. We need to get 40 questions with a +10 vote. Going higher than 10 is ok
> but means we need more questions to fulfil this quota, so stick to 10.
>
> 3. Post your own questions. You get 5 per site. You might have posted
> something to the list recently or have seen a great question. Copy and
> paste it. Note that at this time you do not need to answer any questions.
> That comes at a later stage.
>
> 4. Do the same on the other site. Use up all of your votes and your
> questions!
>
> Your assistance here is very much appreciated. This should only take
> around 10 minutes to do, so we hope you will find the time to help us out!
> If you can do this before the end of July, that would be tops.
>
> regards,
> Steve
>
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